ISRAEL
DAGG

Originally from Hawkes Bay, Israel Dagg currently plays Super Rugby for the Crusaders and has earned over 100 Super Rugby caps since his debut in 2008. He also plays for his home province Hawkes Bay in the Mitre 10 Cup.

Dagg rose to stardom in 2006 when at 18 he became the first secondary school player since 1994 to be selected for Hawkes Bay. Dagg also has an impressive trophy cabinet, named Te Puni Kokiri Senior Sportsman of the year at the Ngati Kahungunu Sports Awards in 2011 and 2012 and has also been nominated for the Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year.